Fatboy Slim (real name Norman Cook) has helped fund the purchase of The Pipeline, a DIY punk venue in Brighton, through Music Venue Properties (MVP), a scheme dubbed the "National Trust for Music Venues." The venue, where Cook performed in June, becomes the tenth to be brought under community ownership by the campaign, which buys small grassroots venues to secure their long-term future. Cook said such spaces are "the lifeblood of the music industry" and that MVP acts as a "benevolent landlord" that avoids raising rents and offers security to struggling venues.

MVP's investors include figures such as Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and previous venues saved by the scheme include The Snug in Atherton (the first, in October 2023), The Ferret in Preston, The Bunkhouse in Swansea, Le Pub in Newport, The Booking Hall in Dover, The Joiners in Southampton, The Croft in Bristol, Northern Guitars in Leeds and Gut Level in Sheffield. The news comes alongside wider government support for the sector: Burnham announced a 20 per cent tax cut for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England, expected to save the average pub around £1,100 next year, alongside a separate £45million "Music Plan" investment and the ongoing £1 ticket levy on major arena shows that funds grassroots venues.